The 18-year-old student from Porthcawl was left stranded in just her underwear in Cardiff after she was attacked following a night out in the capital.

The girl had earlier been befriended by a man who spoke to her for around 10 minutes in the city's Creation nightclub. She later left the club and was walking along Greyfriars Road towards the Hilton Hotel to meet friends to travel home in a minibus.

However, the man followed her from the club and pushed her into Greyfriars Place.

She was then dragged into Crockherbtown Lane and raped by the man.

The student was left with nothing on but her underwear after the incident and had to dress and try to catch a taxi home.

However, she didn't have enough money and asked several people for the cash until a man gave her #10.

She caught a black and white taxi home and reported the incident to the police the next day.

Det Con Richard Fenton of Roath CID said: "She is very distressed and very upset by the whole incident. We are appealing for any witnesses or for anyone who may have seen the man in the nightclub.

"We are also appealing for the man who gave her the money and the taxi driver who took her home to come forward."

The incident took place either late on Saturday night or early on Sunday.

The suspect is white, aged 25 to 29, around 6ft tall, with long, dark-brown, messy hair and clean shaven. If you can help, call Roath CID on 029 2052 7262 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.